façade
Deceptive outward appearance
The front of a building, especially an architecturally prominent one: the ornate façade of the cathedral.
By extension, façade describes any outward appearance that conceals something different underneath—a false front: Behind his cheerful façade, he was struggling.
The spelling facade, without the cedilla, is now more common in American English.
Forward-facing side
- frontageProperty boundary on thoroughfare
- exteriorOuter portion
- elevationHeight above reference point
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
fenestration · cornice · entablature · pediment · pilaster · colonnade · portico · cladding
Deceptive outward show
- maskFace-worn concealment
- frontForward-facing side
- guiseExternal manner shown
- veneerDecorative outer layer
illusion · act · show · masquerade · charade · smokescreen · appearance · disguise
front
Forward-facing side
storefront · fenestration · cornice · entablature · pediment · pilaster · colonnade · portico · cladding · veneer
pretense
Deceptive outward show
veneer · illusion · act · show · masquerade · charade · smokescreen · appearance · disguise · semblance